Recife vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$330	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	54	19
😀 Quality of life	60	44
🏙️ Population	1.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Recife is 29% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6884th and 7987th ($746 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 243rd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 5911th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Zhumadian

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	Recife	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.91	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$7830

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506